Hydraulic servo testing machine with grooved table.

1. Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)

An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier.
2. Definition of the requirement
2.1 The Automotive Surface and Transportation (ATS) Research Centre, a Department at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), has a requirement for a hydraulic servo testing machine equipped with a grooved table.

The device must meet the following generic and mandatory requirements:

2.2 Generic Technical Requirements:

1. The hydraulic device must operate at a minimum of 100 kN;

2. The axial rigidity of the frame must be greater than 250 kN/mm;
3. The acceptable minimum dimensions must be of:

a. 533 mm between the columns,
b. and the available height for mechanical testing must be at least 190 mm when the crossbeam is in its lowest position and
c. a minimum of 1,589 mm when the crossbeam is in its highest position;

4. Must Include a steel table with:
a. a minimum thickness of 150mm and
b. dimensions of 711 mm in width by
c. 2,032 mm in length,
d. featuring T-slots in both the X and Y directions;

5. Must Include a hydraulic actuator positioned on the table, centered with respect to it, and with a minimum displacement of 150 mm;

6. Must Include two (2) hydraulic grips compatible with a variety of samples to be tested, with a maximum capacity of 100 kN for both static and fatigue
testing;

7. The grips should be able to handle:
a. flat samples ranging from 0 to 16 mm in thickness and
b. round samples ranging from 5 to 19 mm in diameter;

8. Must Include a control module for the hydraulic grips with a minimum capacity of 3000 psi;

9. The mobile system of the crossbeam and its locking mechanism must be hydraulic;

10. Must have a safe mode that restricts the speed of the actuator during the setup of a sample;

11. Must have a device that allows alignment of the apparatus (actuator with the crossbeam) when it is under load;

12. The actuator must include a servo valve with a minimum capacity of 15 GPM (gallons per minute);

13. The apparatus must be equipped with a water-cooling system, including conduits, fittings, flow control valves, and a manifold;

14. The apparatus should come with hydraulic supply and return hoses, as well as all electrical power and control cables;

2.3 Compatibility Requirements:

The apparatus should be compatible with the following devices currently used at CNR:

The apparatus should be controlled with the existing MTS FlexTest 60 controller.
The HSM (Hydraulic Servo Module), servo valve, emergency stop, load cells, LVDT (Linear Variable Differential Transformer), and all necessary wiring should be compatible with this controller.

The apparatus will be powered by an MTS Silent Flo 505.30 hydraulic power unit.

2.4 High Performance Requirements:

1. Must Include a load cell with:
a. a minimum capacity of 100 kN and
b. an accuracy of plus or minus 0.5% of the reading from 1% of the load cell's capacity;

2.5 Professional Services

1. Onsite Installation and calibration of the device;

2. The Contractor must provide a one (1) day onsite training for (2) two end users of the device immediately after Installation;

The training must include System operation, maintenance, Software programming and data transferring capabilities

3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements):
Any interested supplier must demonstrate in their statement of capabilities that their device is able to meet all of NRC’s Generic Technical Requirements, all of NRC’s Compatibility Requirements, all of NRC’s High-Performance Requirements and all of NRC’s Professional services.

4. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier (7):
The supplier was chosen for this requirement for technical reasons. The proposed supplier is the only known source of supply that’s able meet all of NRC’s Generic Technical Requirements, all of NRC’s Compatibility Requirements, all of NRC’s High-Performance Requirements and all of NRC’s Professional services
This requirement is an additional delivery for the supply of equipment from supplier MTS Testing System in connection with existing equipment at NRC-ATS, Saguenay site, The following reasons for limited tendering are contained in the trade agreements.

5. Cost estimate of the proposed contract (12)

The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is $ 261,341.37 CAD (GST/HST extra).

6. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier (13)

MTS Testing Systems (Canada) Ltd.
PO Box 56142
Station A
Toronto, ON M5W 4L1

7. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities (14)

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or before the closing date of this notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

8. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities (16)
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

R-Michel Simard
Agent d’approvisionnement principal | Senior Procurement Officer
Site Saguenay | Saguenay Site